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Brazil impeachment drive accelerates to Senate
https://www.yahoo.com/news/brazil-lawmakers-authorize-rousseff-impeachment-ahead-022118321.htmlBrasília (AFP) - The fight to oust Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff speeded up on Monday after lawmakers authorized impeachment proceedings against her, deepening the country's political crisis.
Opponents of the 68-year-old leftist leader said they would quickly go to the Senate to formally hand over the impeachment case, following Sunday's overwhelming approval in the lower house.
The Senate is expected to vote in May on whether to open a trial, at which point Rousseff would have to step aside, with her vice president taking over. A two thirds majority in the Senate would then force her from office.
"Impeachment!" was the celebratory front-page headline of Folha de Sao Paulo daily on Monday.